Thursday, July 29, 2010

The results of a very silly bet, put me in the situation of having to cook my boyfriend a delicious breakfast in bed. After reading about Market Fresh Breakfast's thanks to NPR, I knew I had an ace up my sleeve. However I made a few slight changes...

Start with some ripe heirloom tomatoes... cut a hole in the top (keep the top for a garnish later) and I used a melon baller to scoop out the middle. I saved the innards for my Bloody Mary's later.

Then turn them upside-down on a napkin to drain.

While you're doing that, I sauteed some garlic & minced onions in olive oil to throw in the tomato. Turn your oven up to 450 degree, place your tomato shells on a pan, salt & pepper the inside, then throw in the garlic & onion mix, a generous serving of goat cheese and lastly crack a fresh egg into the center. Drizzle on a little bit of olive oil & bake until the egg looks nicely poached.

I toasted up a few pieces of baguette which soaked up the runny egg tomato mixture perfectly.

As for the Bloody Mary... I've never actually made one before, so this was a total experiment! Per IZ it was spicccccccy and tasty. Although I can never tell if he's just being nice. At least to me, I couldn't taste the alcohol & thought the flavors mixed well. But I wish I'd blended the tomato pulp a little more.